閉幕|へいまくheimaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfalling of the curtain
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(coming to an) end; close
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 閉幕する(へいまくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 閉幕します(へいまくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 閉幕しない(へいまくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 閉幕しません(へいまくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 閉幕せず・閉幕せぬ(へいまくせず・へいまくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 閉幕した(へいまくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 閉幕しました(へいまくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 閉幕しなかった(へいまくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 閉幕しませんでした(へいまくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 閉幕して(へいまくして) |
| Potential | 閉幕できる(へいまくできる) |
| Passive | 閉幕される(へいまくされる) |
| Causative | 閉幕させる(へいまくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 閉幕させられる(へいまくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 閉幕すれば(へいまくすれば) |
| tara | 閉幕したら(へいまくしたら) |
| Volitional | 閉幕しよう(へいまくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 閉幕しましょう(へいまくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 閉幕しろ(へいまくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym閉会へいかいNeutralFor closing a meeting or conference; the focus is the meeting itself. 「閉幕」 is literally the curtain falling, for performances, sporting events and exhibitions.
- Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralSimply means that something ends; an administrative, office-style term, as in 「受付終了」.
- Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenWritten style. The last act of a play, used figuratively for the close of an affair.
- Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenWritten style. A matter being brought to a close; typically wars and disputes. 「閉幕」 leans toward performances and events.
- Synonym幕切れまくぎれNeutralThe curtain falling at the end of an act, or the ending of an affair, as in 「あっけない幕切れ」.
- Related終局しゅうきょくWrittenWritten style. A game of go or shogi ending, or a matter being settled; the emphasis is on the final state of things.
- Related散会さんかいNeutralA meeting ending and the attendees dispersing; the emphasis is on the participants leaving.
- Antonym開幕かいまくNeutralThe opposite of 「閉幕」: the curtain rising or an event beginning, as in 「開幕戦」.
- Antonym開演かいえんNeutralThe start of a performance — the opposite of 「閉幕」.
Use 「閉幕」 when the Olympics, an exhibition or a play comes to an end, as in 「閉幕式」. For a meeting closing say 「閉会」, for business ending say 「終了」, and for the ending of a drama or affair say 「幕切れ」. The opposite is 「開幕」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


